For the same reason Swisscom doesn't block phone/SMS spams. I think we've had this discussion before. Go ahead and offer "premium" services with some sort of security filtering enabled, but in the end effect responsibility for security lies with the end user.
What I would like to see, especially to deal with worms more effectively, is to see some providers put some LaBrea instances on cable/DSL segments. -John ps: It isn't just Windows that uses RPC. ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Marcel Stutz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 14:06:18 +0100 Subject: [swinog] Whats the Reason why Access Provider not Close the rpc in/out of his Customers ? > Hi to all, good weekend Question, > > Why Access Carriers and also Transit Carriers not block all the RPC > Ports on ther Access Routers ? If you close this then a lot of > Attacks and Wurms and Viruses have no Change anymore ? Everybody > know that windows is a realy open hole and the most people dont look > about Security at home. The biggest Problem are User the use a ADSL > Bridge and Terminate PPPoE on ther Windows System sutch T- > Online/AOL/Bluewin and all Zyxel 630 Users. This user are the bigest > Problem. > > User ther have a ADSL Router or ADSL Modem with NAT are not a such > Problem to access the Windows Security but all other User the have > the PPPoE Stream directly on the System, most Firewall including XP > Firewall dont give any Security. > > I hope that now the Carriers and Access Provider will Close ASAP the > RPC Port from/to the Customer on ther Access Routers, ther is now > need to open this Port, if some wehre need Access to his PC at home > he can use a VPN and then the RPC will be tunneld. > > Have a nice Weekend and give me som Feedback what you think about this > > Marcel Stutz > Genotec Internet Consulting AG > ---------------------------------------------- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maillist-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/swinog%40swinog.ch/ ------- End of Original Message ------- ---------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maillist-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/swinog%40swinog.ch/
